This post is broken down into two parts:

Which AI productivity tools am I currently using (as an alignment researcher)?
Why does it currently feel hard to spend +$1000/month on AI to increase one's productivity drastically?

Which AI productivity tools am I currently using?

Let's get right to it. Here's what I'm currently using and how much I am paying:

Superwhisper (or other new Speech-to-Text that leverage LLMs for rewriting) apps. Under $8.49 per month. You can use different STT models (different speed and accuracy for each) and LLM for rewriting the transcript based on a prompt you give the models. You can also have different "modes," meaning that you can have the model take your transcript and write code instructions in a pre-defined format when you are in an IDE, turn a transcript into a report when writing in Google Docs, etc. I tend to use it [...]

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Outline:

(00:34) Which AI productivity tools am I currently using?

(08:35) How could I spend way more on AI?

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First published:
October 11th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CYYBW8QCMK722GDpz/how-much-i-m-paying-for-ai-productivity-software-and-the

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“How much I’m paying for AI productivity software (and the future of AI use)” by jacquesthibs

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